[SOLVED] Nvidia Cooler Inter-compatibility

[SaltPoweredRobot]

Hi all,

I am in an IT course and we have realized we have a GTX 960 on hand with a broken cooler. (fan wrecked in theft attempt several years ago)
We also have a perfectly function GTX 750 on hand and were wondering if we could transfer the cooler from that card over

Will it run fine with new paste or is that a bad idea? Will it cook immediately or do you think we'll get away with it?

 

[Eximo]

Really depends on the cooler in question. Whether it fits, firstly. And secondly, whether the 750 cooler happened to be oversized.

I would say generally no, not a good idea. But as long as it has a heatsink it will likely work, but the GPU will just throttle if it gets warm.

Plenty of aftermarket cooling solutions that aren't too expensive for a mid-range card like the 960.